Archive for June, 2007

Today was the last Sunday before the Ishmaels leave for the states. Praise God for allowing us to spend time with them. May the Lord bless them as they are away and bring them back to us safely next year.We celebrated birthdays and anniversaries today and welcomed some visitors who are new to the island. This was also the last Sunday for our two brothers from Alaska. May the Lord be with them and bring them back safely to their families.

If you’re able to give meals for their sweet family, you can coordinate that with Sister Myrna or Sister Carol. Also, if you haven’t been able to give them a meal this week and would like to in the future, we’re pretty sure that it would be most appreciated! There are no food allergies just try to avoid spicy foods since Liz is nursing. Thank you in advance!

Here’s an update on what’s going on for our Sunday Breakfast for Dads! Thank you Sister Myrna for getting this out to us!

Hi Ladies,

Father’s Day is on June 17 and we usually have “Breakfast for Dads” before Sunday School. So if you’re up to it, we all usually bring in any breakfast foods to feed the dads (and whoever is there). Remember we have to be there before 8:30 a.m. So if any can show up earlier to help setup that would be a blessing! We should be able to wrap up by 9:00. We also have a guest speaker for Sunday School that day.

Please continue to pray for everyone involved in the Davao Missions Trip, including those left behind.

Here are some notes taken from our email correspondence with Brother Jeff.

He writes:
“Please pray
for the rest of the team here. We were very busy
yesterday in the Ministry. Yesterday morning 5 adults
raised their hands for salvation! Praise the Lord!!!”

and in a second email…
Thank you!!! I appreciate your prayers very much as
we too are praying for you guys there. Take care and
God bless!!! We’ve been busy the past couple of days.
Please also pray for our young people especially.

A K5 Teacher Has Been Found!Ms. Patty Carman has been identified as our new, up-and-coming K5 teacher for next year’s school year. She’s expected to arrive towards the end of July. Please feel free to email her to introduce yourself and let her know that we’re excited to have her as our new teacher!

Faith Bible InstituteFall ’07 applications are located at the back table. Deadline for standard tuition for new and current students is July 14th. Please turn applications in to bro. Mike Castro.

Ladies’ Bible StudyThe ladies will be meeting for a time of Bible study and fellowship on June 15th at 7:00 PM upstairs. A sign up sheet is located on the back table. Please see sis. Linda for more info.

FBC School– FBCS is currently enrolling students from grades K5-10th for school year 2007-2008. Seating is limited.– Diagnostic testing will be on June 25th-27th at 9:00 AM.

Church Building ProjectsInterested in serving the Lord? FBC has various projects available: Balcony Projects – Ed Collado, K5 Classroom – Frank Guerrero, Air Conditioners – Orlando Domondon. Please see the listed individuals if you would like to help in any of the projects.

FBC DirectoryThe directory is currently being updated! Please have your pictures taken by June 24th by bro. Cutright. Please see sis. Jackie for changes to your section of the directory.

Upcoming Events– VBS at Grace Baptist Church in Baragada from the 11th to 16th.– Shepherding Ministries Summer Camp – June 18th-22nd and June 25th-29th.– FBC will be having a guest speaker on July 4th and July 8th.– Harvest summer camp – July 16th (Jr. High) and July 23rd (Sr. High)***If you need financial assistance in order to send your children to any of the camps, please see Pastor Jay or sis. Myrna.***

This past Sunday night was the last session for the class. Only six couples are allowed to be in each eighteen-week period. If you’re intereted, see Jackie or sign up at the back. The list should be available soon.

It is not a guarantee that the class will be held on a Sunday. Nevertheless, it is a good time of learning and fellowship. We want to thank Brother Bernard for leading our first class! As busy as they are with other ministries in the church, they agreed to be together to encourage the class and Brother Bernard administer the sessions.

Teddy bears and tea. This was such a cute and sweet theme. Sister Carol did a great job with the help of family members and church members to produce a lovely and fun-filled baby shower for Liz. We had a great time!

We are currently going through Created to Be His Help Meet by Debbi Pearl. Our last meeting was filled with much learning and fellowship. We currently meet weekly and hope to finish the book soon! Please let us know if you would like to join us.

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Welcome to Family Baptist Church, a fundamental, independent, Baptist church located in Dededo, Guam. Family is truly a family and has a very warm and loving demeanor. We are multicultural with Chamorro, Filipino, Chinese, U.S. Military, and other peoples of the Mariana Islands represented. Any and all are welcome to come visit us. Our meeting times are below as well as contact information.

Isaiah 42:12

"Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands."